The North American and Caribbean tectonic plates caused the Haiti earthquake in 2010. The movement along the boundary between these two plates resulted in the devastating earthquake.
The tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake were the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The earthquake resulted from the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the North American Plate along the Japan Trench.
The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate were the two tectonic plates involved in the earthquake that occurred off the coast of Japan in 2011. The earthquake resulted from the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the North American Plate, causing a massive release of energy.
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami itself is given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Asian Tsunami, Indonesian Tsunami, and Boxing Day Tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunami along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing nearly 230,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were the hardest hit.
The focus is the point underground where the earthquake originates.The epicentre is the point on the surface directly above the focus, where earthquake waves seem to spread out from.
The North American and Caribbean tectonic plates caused the Haiti earthquake in 2010. The movement along the boundary between these two plates resulted in the devastating earthquake.
The tectonic plates involved in Japan's 2011 earthquake were the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate. The earthquake resulted from the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the North American Plate along the Japan Trench.
The Pacific Plate and the North American Plate were the two tectonic plates involved in the earthquake that occurred off the coast of Japan in 2011. The earthquake resulted from the Pacific Plate subducting beneath the North American Plate, causing a massive release of energy.
Some examples of notable earthquakes include the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. These events caused significant damage and loss of life.
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Earthquakes aren't given names, but they are given magnitudes, if that's helpful. The magnitude for the earthquake that caused the Hati disaster was 7.0.
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The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake. The resulting tsunami itself is given various names, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Asian Tsunami, Indonesian Tsunami, and Boxing Day Tsunami. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunami along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing nearly 230,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were the hardest hit.
There is an excellent article on the Christchurch earthquake at wikipedia.org.As to the 'Plates responsible', the underlying assumption may be in doubt.The Pacific Plate subducts under the Australian plate in the north, and the Australian Plate subducts under the Pacific Plate in the south.The bit in between is subject to great thrust by the Pacific Plate, against the Australian Plate, and this raises the Southern Alps. These alps would have risen about 20 000m in the last 25 million years, but have been eroded away continuously, apart from the last 4000 m.
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Japan has no deserts.